The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team lost to the Centerville Tornadoes on Tuesday, December 16th, by a score of 64-43. The Cardinals led early in the ball game. St Mary had a five-point lead with 4:51 to go in the first quarter, but the Tornadoes were able to close out the first quarter with the lead 18-17. Centerville was able to increase their lead in the middle two quarters. The Tornadoes outscores the Cardinals 15-6 in the second quarter to take a 33-23 lead into halftime. The Tornadoes outscores the Cardinals 20-9 in the third quarter to push the lead to 53-32 at the end of the third quarter. Both teams scored 11 points in the final quarter.
St Mary finished the night shooting 30% (19-64) from the field. The Cardinals were just 1-6 from three-point area and shot 4-13 from the free-throw line. St Mary finished the game with 33 total rebounds.
Ally Mullaney led St Mary with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Kennedi Mullaney finished with six points. Lexi Klein added four points. Jackie Wolles pulled down five rebounds for the Cardinals.
St Mary falls to 0-3 on the year. The Cardinals will host DeSmet on Thursday, December 18th, in their first home game of the year.